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I have shared code (.sef) with other traders in the past and have always included a simple "poison pill" that renders the code inoperative after a certain date. This is a admittedly a pretty clunky way to manage IP, but I couldn't find any info that indicated that there might be a more elegant solution.

Is there any means of restricting the use of shared code to a single authorized user's machine?

Thanks in advance.

PDQ

I have shared code (.sef) with other traders in the past and have always included a simple "poison pill" that renders the code inoperative after a certain date. This is a admittedly a pretty clunky way to manage IP, but I couldn't find any info that indicated that there might be a more elegant solution.

Is there any means of restricting the use of shared code to a single authorized user's machine?

Thanks in advance.

PDQ

You can use these keywords:

GetUserID
GetUserName

While not specifically related to your question, you may also want to consider limiting position size in addition to user base.

You can encrypt your source code as well.

Thanks to all. Some combination of the above would make me feel better about sending code off into the ether.

Have a good week, all.

PDQ